Hamilton’s Khaki Navy Scuba auto is an informal and low-key worth proposition that now’s being supplied within the shade of the second: inexperienced. The Khaki Navy Scuba packs so much into the $695 price ticket as a basic diver in an olive inexperienced shade scheme that hits the suitable notes and can age fairly properly, even when inexperienced isn’t so on-trend. The gathering was launched a couple of years again in 2017 and has flown below the radar considerably, however I’m glad we’re lastly going hands-on, since I feel this Hamilton actually is without doubt one of the higher offers on the market.
Measuring 40mm-wide and about 12.95mm-thick (although extra with the matching inexperienced NATO strap seen right here), the case is finished in metal and sized fairly ideally with a lug-to-lug of 50mm. The 100M water resistance isn’t going to place this within the critical diver class, however it’s completely match to be an on a regular basis or weekend watch that you just don’t want to fret about.
The arms and indices are lumed and extremely legible, and I imagine Hamilton has twin AR coating on the sapphire crystal. Hamilton saved the dial easy and utilitarian with the date window between four and 5 o’clock, a 24-hour monitor, and a red-tipped seconds hand. The aluminum unidirectional bezel has a pleasant tactile really feel to it, as properly, although sadly the pip will not be lumed, which is a simple enchancment for Hamilton to make sooner or later.
On the finish of the day, the pictures actually do converse for themselves. It’ an unfussy, basic diver from a revered model that checks all of the packing containers for the value. It’s constructed stable and carried out with components that a model with out the powerhouse backing of the Swatch group couldn’t seemingly pull it off at this value.
Hamilton selected to make use of an enclosed metal case again slightly than an exhibition caseback, which I’m greater than okay with. The H-10 motion, which is a modified ETA 2824, has an excellent 80-hour energy reserve.
The Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba auto is available in a couple of varieties with this inexperienced mannequin being the newest. There’s an all-black mannequin, black with orange accents, black with blue accents, blue with white accents, blue with orange accents, and now this inexperienced model. They’re all out there on matching black or blue rubber and material straps, in addition to on bracelet. There is no such thing as a matching inexperienced rubber strap, so this model is offered on the material strap or bracelet for $50 extra.
Value for the Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba auto is $695 on material strap and $745 on bracelet. You possibly can be taught extra at hamiltonwatch.com.
